What is another word for hiatus?
Pronunciation:
[ ha͡ɪˈe͡ɪtəs], [ haɪˈeɪtəs], [ h_aɪ_ˈeɪ_t_ə_s]
Synonyms for Hiatus:
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n.
• blank • break • chasm • communication • ending • gap- gaps .
- curtailment ,
- deficiency ,
- deficit ,
- discontinuity ,
- fraction ,
- fragmentation ,
- incompleteness ,
- insufficiency ,
- lack ,
- need ,
- part ,
- scantiness ,
- sectional ,
- segmental ,
- shortage ,
- shortcoming ,
- shortfall .
- delay ,
- hitch ,
- postponement ,
- relief ,
- snag .
- cutting outs ,
- de fault ,
- de faults ,
- de-fault ,
- de-faults ,
- dis regard ,
- dis regards ,
- dis-regard ,
- dis-regards ,
- disregardances ,
- excludings ,
- ignorings ,
- in advertence ,
- in advertences ,
- in advertencies ,
- in advertency ,
- in-advertence ,
- in-advertences ,
- in-advertencies ,
- in-advertency ,
- leaving outs ,
- non inclusion ,
- non inclusions ,
- non-inclusions ,
- noninclusions ,
- over look ,
- over looking ,
- over looks ,
- over-look ,
- over-looking ,
- over-looks ,
- overlookings ,
- passing overs ,
- slightings ,
- with holding ,
- with holdings ,
- with-holding ,
- with-holdings .
- de ferment ,
- de ferments ,
- de-ferment ,
- de-ferments ,
- dis charge ,
- dis charges ,
- dis-charge ,
- dis-charges ,
- pro traction ,
- pro tractions ,
- pro-traction ,
- pro-tractions ,
- re laxation ,
- re laxations ,
- re lease ,
- re leases ,
- re lief ,
- re spite ,
- re spites ,
- re-laxation ,
- re-laxations ,
- re-lease ,
- re-leases ,
- re-lief ,
- re-spite ,
- re-spites .
Other synonyms:
- affricate ,
- alveolar ,
- aspirate ,
- aspiration ,
- assonance ,
- bilabial ,
- close vowel ,
- closed syllable ,
- consonant .
- peace .
- quiet .
- highlight .
Other relevant words:
- Abra ,
- Arrearage ,
- Barranca ,
- Broaching ,
- Ceasing ,
- Frith ,
- Interjacence ,
- Interspace ,
- Pausing ,
- Wantage ,
- abatement ,
- abeyance ,
- absence ,
- abysm ,
- abyss ,
- aperture ,
- barranco ,
- breach ,
- breather ,
- breathing space ,
- caesura ,
- canon ,
- cavity ,
- cease ,
- channel ,
- chap ,
- chasm ,
- check ,
- chink ,
- clearance ,
- clearing ,
- cleft ,
- clove ,
- comfort ,
- continue ,
- corner ,
- crack ,
- cranny ,
- creek ,
- crevasse ,
- crevice ,
- cut ,
- dangling ,
- defalcation ,
- defect ,
- defile ,
- dike ,
- disclosure ,
- discontinuation ,
- disruption ,
- distance ,
- division ,
- double space ,
- duration ,
- em space ,
- emptiness ,
- en space ,
- entr'acte ,
- exemption ,
- extension ,
- extent ,
- fall off ,
- fenestra ,
- fissure ,
- fistula ,
- flaw ,
- fontanel ,
- foramen ,
- fracture ,
- freeboard ,
- freeze ,
- furrow ,
- gape ,
- gash ,
- gat ,
- gorge ,
- groove ,
- gulch ,
- gully ,
- ha-ha ,
- hair space ,
- half space ,
- hanging ,
- hesitation ,
- hold up ,
- hole ,
- hollow ,
- inlet ,
- intermission ,
- interregnum ,
- interstice ,
- irregularity ,
- jump ,
- lacuna ,
- lapse ,
- laying open ,
- leak ,
- leap ,
- leeway ,
- let-up ,
- letup ,
- margin ,
- mesh ,
- missing link ,
- moratorium ,
- notch ,
- opening ,
- opening up ,
- orifice ,
- outage ,
- outlet ,
- parenthesis ,
- pass ,
- passageway ,
- period ,
- pore ,
- ravine ,
- rent ,
- respite ,
- rest ,
- rest period ,
- rift ,
- rime ,
- rip ,
- room ,
- rupture ,
- scissure ,
- separation ,
- set back ,
- single space ,
- slash ,
- slit ,
- slot ,
- space ,
- span ,
- spell ,
- split ,
- stoma ,
- stop ,
- stopping ,
- strait ,
- stretch ,
- sulcus ,
- surcease ,
- suspension system ,
- tabula rasa ,
- tear ,
- temporary removal ,
- time ,
- time interval ,
- ullage ,
- uncorking ,
- unevenness ,
- unstopping ,
- vacancy ,
- vacuity ,
- vacuum ,
- void ,
- wait ,
- waiting ,
- want ,
- while ,
- yawn .
- Clough ,
- Interregnums ,
- RIMAS ,
- WOMBS ,
- apnea ,
- break ,
- breathing spell ,
- cloughs ,
- cloves ,
- cutoff ,
- disregardance ,
- elision ,
- elisions ,
- gap ,
- gridlock ,
- idyll ,
- idylls ,
- inadvertencies ,
- inadvertency ,
- interlude ,
- interruption ,
- interval ,
- leaving out ,
- missings ,
- non-inclusion ,
- noninclusion ,
- omission ,
- pausation ,
- pause ,
- playtime ,
- preterition ,
- pretermission ,
- prohibitions ,
- recess ,
- rima ,
- take ten ,
- time off ,
- time out ,
- whirlpool ,
- withholdings ,
- womb .
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How to use "Hiatus" in context?
1. In medicine, a hiatus (from Latin: "a break") is a period of time when there is a cessation of an illness, an event, or a function.
2. The word hiatus derives from the past participle of the Latin verb hiatum, meaning "to break off," "to discontinue," or "to interrupt."
3. Historically, a hiatus in a pregnancy could be caused by, for example, miscarriage, induced labor, or cesarean section.
Paraphrases for Hiatus:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
suspension.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
break, gap, interruption.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
cessation, discontinuity, interrupt, interval, lull, recess, termination.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
adjournment, breakdown, discontinuance, discontinuation, disruption, halt, outage, parenthesis, pause, stopover, stoppage, blackout.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Hiatus:
n.
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communication
piece.
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communication
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